The Tomb of Jesus Explained

For hundreds of years, the tomb of Jesus has been depicted in paintings, sculptures, film, and other visual media. But how accurate are these depictions? What secrets might still be revealed to better represent how the Savior’s tomb would have appeared at the time of his death and resurrection?
Over 900 tombs have been discovered in Jerusalem dating to the time of Jesus. This research allows us to capture a picture of His tomb better than any previous depiction. By carefully examining statements from the four gospels and archeological remains, we will attempt to recreate, with the magic of 3D modeling, one of the most detailed and accurate renderings ever presented of the tomb of Jesus.
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Produced and narrated by Daniel Smith
Edited by Taylor Riley and Daniel Smith
Script written by Daniel Smith and edited by Chris Heimerdinger
Special thanks to LUMO for allowing me to use their beautiful life of Christ footage (lumoproject.com)
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[@tayloreriley]

This is AWESOME. I don't see any other content out there that better explains what the tomb would have looked like. The scriptural hints and archaeological evidence combined tell an enriching story of our resurrected Lord! Thank you!

[@josephwhite2238]

Those 3D renderings look very life-like. Good job!

[@messagesofChrist]

Thanks Joseph!

[@BIBLEEmet]

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[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you!

[@solid_partner]

Compelling voice and delivery indeed. What a gift!

[@messagesofChrist]

@@solid_partner Thank you!

[@thoothukudionline]

Praise the Lord

[@marlonpadilla7372]

Hermoso estudio, Message of the Christ, Dios los bendiga y les de aún más sabiduría, amén amén

[@lisareising8012]

I haven't been to the Holy Land myself, but I have heard people who have been there say that it is very hard in some places to imagine what the sites would have looked like in the time Jesus lived there - because of everything that has been built up and around and on top of those original places of pilgrimage, not to mention years of erosion. Thank you for helping us be able to visualize the possibilities - this video had a wonderfully faith-enhancing feeling added to the archaeological science.

[@messagesofChrist]

I'm so glad this video was able to help you visualize!

[@annjoseph7663]

Amazing knowledge

[@clydeallred8710]

Thank you, Daniel. Your explanations helped me understand better what it must have been like on that special morning of His resurrection, leaving the tomb empty.

[@zandersturgill]

Really epic. And then at the end, really touching. Great job!

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you very much!

[@dinocollins720]

Daniel this was amazing! I can't imagine the work that went into this and creating the breathtakingly realistic models! The end was so powerful adding the color and testifying of Jesus' resurrection. Honestly brought tears to my eyes! Loved this!

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you!

[@hollyodii5969]

Absolutely beautiful video. What a gift to give to the world in honor of the Holy Messiah and Savior Jesus Christ at this Easter time. Thank you so much for all that you give to us through your hard work with this channel, it’s one of my most favorite!

[@messagesofChrist]

I am so glad! Thank you for watching!

[@MyDailyJesus]

Thank You for the info! May God Bless You Always!🙏🙏✝✝

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Thank you

[@askinfaithpodcast]

Fascinating - thank you for this information!

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Ii was very interesting learning about the different tombs😊❤

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Thank you for following along! I'm so glad you like them 🙌

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A very interesting video. Well done

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you enjoyed it

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To YESHUA be the glory 🙏 Amen and Amen 🙏

[@cdeanneeckles]

Happy Easter

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Amazing video, thank you for sharing this today. I'm grateful for all that you do to help us strengthen our faith through your content.

[@messagesofChrist]

You are so welcome

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Very cool!

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[@messagesofChrist]

I'm so glad! Thank you for taking the time to watch.

[@RyanMercer]

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[@viennehaake9149]

Oh Daniel. Thank you for this.

[@messagesofChrist]

Of course. Thank you for watching!

[@georgiamartinez4589]

Happy Good Friday 🙏😇

[@matthewsailors3153]

Thank you for this content. It is a somber but sacred topic and you handled it beautifully. Shared with family during our Easter weekend!

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you for sharing!

[@avy8907]

Beautifully done! I love watching these videos. It helps me feel closer to the Savior!

[@messagesofChrist]

I'm so glad!

[@BenjaminGriffin]

Very well produced and faith promoting! Keep it up. :)

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you!

[@longfellowmarketing4192]

Dude, your content is SO amazing!! This was absolutely fascinating, and so well researched! Btw, “Cyril” as in “Cyril of Jerusalem” is pronounced “Sear-ul”. FYI.

[@messagesofChrist]

Thanks for the support!

[@luketan7451]

One thing not included in their consideration is in Matthew 28 where we read about the angel rolling away the stone and sitting upon it. So there could not be the overhanging porch. Was the angel sitting up on the standing stone or was he sitting on the stone rolled off and left on the ground? If the latter, there would not be any wall obstructing it in its falling down to ground. Another detail is in Mark 16 where we read about the women coming to the tomb having to look up to see the stone rolled away, hence does it imply the tomb was on a higher level than the path leading to it? Another interesting point was in John 20 where John described the stone as being taken away, not just rolled away. So was it just rolled away from the door, or literally removed apart from the tomb? The fact that it was a new tomb in a garden near Golgotha seemed to depict a relatively well developed place outside the then city wall with significant human traffic and with ample water supply chosen by this prominent rich man, thus showing that it's not in an old quarry. Also of note if the entrance of the tomb faced east for the morning sun to illuminate the interior, it could not be on lower ground than the city wall hence the tomb must either be either on even higher ground or even on the east of the city.

[@mindimonson9307]

Thank you, this was wonderful

[@BookofYAH777]

wow, amazing video! Really appreciate the effort you put in to ensure the details are as accurate as possible!

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

AMEN.

[@yellowquantum4240]

So enlightening !!! After almost 2 thousand years the provanance of Jesus death and resurrection is aligning with the gospels.

[@NONENOBLE]

Good good work my guy!!!!

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you!

[@jameswoods5096]

Elder Tallmage would "like" and "subscribe" during this video

[@messagesofChrist]

I’d love if he did!

[@elitster]

Great work!

[@vince3685]

beautiful. I hope you can also do the 3D model of Church of sepulchre with the tomb and golgotha so we can know how it looks like🙏

[@messagesofChrist]

That is the plan! Just didn’t have enough time to put that together for this year.

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All praise to the Redeeming Blood Of God!!! 🩸

[@messagesofChrist]

Amen 🙌

[@lixiao6392]

We are all waiting for his resurrection 🎉🎉❤

[@darkthrush]

That already happened.

[@cherrytomato6139]

I have read various theories on the subject, with some scholars arguing the stone must have been a square one, but this video is very comprehensive and convincing. Especially taking into account the tomb initially belonged to a prominent and wealthy person.

[@NinaHansen2008]

That rolling stone explanation makes sense to me. I’ve often fretted about the idea of a round wheel-like stone. What was that doing near the tomb? But the rectangular “rolling” stone explains it so well. Thank you!

[@alinedavis213]

Thank you! Really beautiful and wonderful research 🙏

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bryanp.4181]

Beautiful video! Thank you!

[@messagesofChrist]

Glad you liked it!

[@Sakristan-Anth]

My friend, why not edit the captions so we'd understand better?

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The sharing has to be done xxx

[@MrDJS444]

Thank you, Daniel -- what a comprehensive and thoughtful video! I would be grateful for your thoughts on the likelihood that the Garden Tomb could have been Jesus' tomb. It : (1) is in a garden, (2) is not far from the "Rock of the Skull" site at Golgotha (which, incredibly, is still distinctly visible), (3) has a few places to sit in the small courtyard area outside the door, (4) has carved channel for a large rolling rock, (5) has a door and ceiling that are short enough requiring anyone taller than say 5 feet to have to stoop in order to enter and move around, (6) has only two carved "beds" for bodies to be lain, hence it was a new tomb (perhaps prepared by a man for him and his wife to be laid in), (7) has both beds located to the right of the door, (8) has a window above the beds which would have illuminated the small room in the morning, despite the fact that the Garden Tomb faces south and not east, and (9) both angels would have been immediately visible to Mary when she looked inside the door and saw them sitting to the right. These are compelling arguments to me. The counter arguments that I can think of so far are : (a) the Garden Tomb's beds are on the floor of the tomb, so the angels would have had to be sitting on the floor (which was not mentioned in any of the Gospels and is a detail that I think at least one of the authors would have noted, and (b) the beds are both quite short, suggesting that if Jesus was taller than about 5'8" his head would have had to be perched up on the wall, which if you have been there you will know rounds up a bit before it goes vertical. As you correctly note, finding the exact tomb could be a faith-promoting experience, but it does not change in any way what is truly important -- the reality of Christ's atonement for us, both before and on the cross, and his resurrection on the third day to complete his foreordained mission as our Savior and Redeemer. Yet ever since I visited the Garden Tomb about 10 years ago I have always been curious about it and would appreciate your thoughts, considering how deeply you have obviously researched this topic.

[@messagesofChrist]

Good question and I plan to eventually do a detailed video on this topic once we get a 3D model finished. The biggest issue with the garden tomb is it is not a tomb from the time period of Jesus, but actually is dated to around 600 BC. This is both because of the carving marks and also the design of the tomb, which actually matches a complex of tombs just on the other side of the hill which have been dated as well. The channel was added later and is believed to be a watering trough because it extends across the entire face of the tomb in both directions which would not be needed and never shows up with other rolling stone tombs. This would allow for many animals to drink at the same time. However it would not make since as a channel for a rolling stone as it would just need to roll open and closed. You would not need a track across both sides and extending far past he opening. We also know that the current door and front were repaired, so the window would probably not be there and the door even shorter. As for the rock of he skull, he challenge is that it is very likely that two thousand years ago it would have looked different. Even within the last 10 years part of the rocks collapsed. Jerusalem limestone is very soft and two thousand years would be a lot of wear. So it is really hard to say for sure that it looked like that at the time. It very likely had a very different look. As for the garden, there are examples of many areas outside the city that had gardens. The Garden Tomb is an incredible and beautiful site and I love to visit, but it very likely was not the tomb. Mostly because it just does not date to the period and thus could not be a new tomb. That’s the short answer but I will eventually do a video that will go in more depth. Hope that helps!

[@MrDJS444]

@@messagesofChrist Very informative and helpful, as usual. Thank you Daniel!

[@messagesofChrist]

​@@MrDJS444 You are welcome!

[@joelabraham9456]

Religion for breakfast has recently released a very good video on the subject. I would recommend it

[@MrDJS444]

@@joelabraham9456 Thank you! I’ll look for it.

[@berel.8800]

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[@wbball15]

Thanks for sharing. My greatest concern is whether it's "empty."

[@hollyodii5969]

That tomb is very empty with the crucified body of Jesus Christ. He was resurrected and He lives! He guides His Church today with a living prophet and apostles, just as he did during his earthly ministry. And because He lives, we will all live again too!

[@davidlenallen9594]

It is my understanding that all tombs of Jewish people that believed in Resurrection faced towards Jerusalem and bodies lain with feet closest to Jerusalem so they could be well on their way when they rose from the dead. Pharisees believed in the Resurrection of the body and soul and in Universal Judgment and After Life (and ghosts, spirits and angels). Sadducees did not. Joseph Arimathea and Nicodemus were Pharisees (as was Mary of Nazareth's family). it is believed by some that Annas and Caiaphas were Sadducees and therefore had a difficult time understanding or believing Christ's references to restoring the Temple in three days.

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[@waynecassels3607]

Thank you.

[@messagesofChrist]

You're welcome!

[@Ajay-wv6gv]

Powerful...

[@messagesofChrist]

Thank you

[@CoolCapleClan]

Can you do a video on the Red Heifer?

[@juliemarkham4332]

If there were only 4 of these types of tombs, why didn't the video state which one it was? Or, at least show where the 4 are located? The Garden Tomb or Church of the Holy Sepulchre?

[@abelchristian4755]

Could you do a video of what Golgotha/Holy sepulchre church would have looked like in Jesus’ time?

[@nel7105]

Nobody has to wonder, anyone can literally go to Jerusalem and see it with their own eyes. It’s called the Holy Sepulchre and we know this because our ancestors were the first Christians and passed it down to us to today

[@solomonrivers5639]

Luke 24:5 It’s always fascinated me how obsessed we are with a place Jesus only spent 3 days of his earthly existence in

[@Eternalentropy]

The hardened heart is a grevious tomb.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has the slab where He was laid.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

For a minute there I was worried someone was perpetuating the silly Garden tomb the protestants visit today.

[@messagesofChrist]

Nope.

[@fs3579]

They found nothing and it meant everything!

[@finnjacobsen684]

There is something fundamentally wrong with the logic of a possible tomb for Jesus. According to scripture, the women found an empty tomb. And according to scripture, Jesus was in the flesh (Thomas was offered to touch his wounds) when he rose to heaven. That has to imply that there was no flesh to be buried and no need for a tomb.

[@buckybarnes3803]

Your final rendering doesn't allow any access for men to get in there and practically move the large rolling stone one way or another

[@messagesofChrist]

Haha! Yea, I had that same question. The issue is you look at the actual archeological examples of rolling stone tombs and almo every single one is like what we did. So we made it as the actual tombs are. My assumption is they had to press against the stone and then roll it open.

[@PioneeringPhilosophy]

im hindu but i loved this can u make sane for pyramids

[@aldolajak1267]

No, not anything like I actually encountered at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

[@messagesofChrist]

Sadly, not much is left from the original tomb. Almost all of it has now been covered over by other stones.

[@bebotmaat1557]

You can not pin point the Tomb of Jesus( Jmmanuel) because he did it died. He live for another83years and died after83 years 115 years of which he died. So you cannot pin point the exact tomb of Jesus (Jmmanuel). He died and traveled from west to east. He died after 83 in the placed called Shrenigar a location between Pakistan and India..

[@buckybarnes3803]

Wha chu talkin bout willis

[@abadaibraheem3057]

Assalam o alekum Jesus is never been crucified He is taken to the sky and come at thr and time in the last battle to deafeat the antichrist means dargal

[@samueljennings4809]

So Allah chose to crucify an innocent man in Jesus’ place and deceive everyone about it including his dearest and sincere followers…got it.

[@abadaibraheem3057]

Can you make video on islam

[@_codeloft]

Jesus is The only way friend.

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[@ellebelle6410]

He says Jezuz

[@messagesofChrist]

Yea, I do… I need to do better at not doing that. Just habit.

[@sluggodna]

Jesus was on the counsel of Rome. We do know he had a Greek title, or he couldn't of become a Orthodox priest. He left Judaism as a Rabbi, to pickup his title as Senator. A senator from his own family, Pontius Pilate, had to arrest him. Now, the level of court, proves Jesus is not African. He was laid in his old Greek church. Moved to a noble grave. . Joseph was on the Hebrew counsel. That's also not African. Mary Might have been Greek? . The picture of white Jesus of the Catholics is, the correct image. Now for the religion side: The Antichrist is identical to Jesus. We can't tell them apart. Jesus comes back of no birth. Never ages. The Antichrist is born of a dog, and identical to the embodiment of Jesus. Jesus left his Embodiment, to become celestial. But identical.

[@BlessingsMate]

This is all made up stories! The real eye witnesses of His crucifixion and resurrection wrote their accounts in the Bible. Please read the New Testament and see for yourself the promises of Jesus!

[@mehbubnet1]

Islam is the way.

[@BlessingsMate]

It is the way to hell unfortunately. Please take the time to explore the claims of Jesus and see the proofs of His healing and love. My family have seen miracles and our lives have been changed for the better, PLUS He is coming back soon! Messiah 2030❤

[@janel342]

Mehububnet1 Not for everyone. We all have to find our own way.

[@janel342]

@@BlessingsMate Jesus has never been away.

[@TheAnswerdotcom]

If the tomb was so unique and rare have they found it?

[@smile12829]

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